World Occult Usage Guide

This is pure clickbait.

David pursed his lips and continued reading.

"In December 2038, a coup occurred in the Bantu Democratic Republic. A group of armed soldiers calling themselves the World Tree stormed the presidential palace and overthrew the civilian president, Tshisekedi Kumasi, who has been leading the organization ever since."

"According to an investigation authorized by the Europa Union, the president, about 100 former military and government officials are missing in the attack, and at least 10000 of the president's supporters are missing. The massacre continued in the following days."

"The ranger and his accomplices are charged with murder, sexual violence, torture, abduction and kidnapping, and if convicted, they face life imprisonment."

The Red Poppy Chamber of Commerce, which is investigating the attack, says that this trial will be unprecedented in a country that has been under dictatorship for decades. People are used to the impunity of untouchable security forces.

"It was opened at the urging of Kapengd Kumasi, who promised the public to rebuild the Bantu state and to take justice as his 'compass'."

"After the coup, under pressure from the people, World Tree promised to transfer power to the elected civilians starting in January 2039, so that they could vote to elect a new president."

"A journalist from the Europa League once took a precious on-site photo in the chaos of Kinsasha, where the Ranger ordered his associates to lock up those supporters of Cicekedi, and he threatened to shoot anyone who disagreed with him."

Here is a blurry picture. David squinted and could barely make out that a group of fanatics were locked in a cage, and one of them was giving orders with his hands behind his back.

That silhouette was almost identical to Lin An's.

The report continued:
"Kaponde Kumasi told reporters in La Conau: 'We are all free to express our opinions on who we will vote for and why we will vote for them. We have noticed the World Tree's brutal behavior.'"

"Carpinde said his conscience wouldn't allow him to ignore the forest rangers."

He said: “The way some people behave reflects terrible despotism. Under my leadership, dissenting opinions have never been so biased. Even the ‘Kusima family must fall’ faction can freely express their views.”

He claimed that dissenting voices were being suppressed under the leadership of the forest rangers, and that he had an obligation to save the Bantu people from the World Tree.

“Kapand announced that the Bantu Democratic Republic is going through a difficult, disunity and discord period” and said he would seek a “new beginning” for the World Tree.

“It is my responsibility to expose the true nature of the World Tree and its rangers,” Carpini told reporters. “We must work together to close the gaps in poverty, unemployment, and inequality.”

David scrolled the mouse, and the report ended there.

This report appeared as the New Year's headline in the Bresser Times and has been viewed over half a million times.

"They actually locked living people in animal cages! Do they have any basic humanity left?"

"I've heard that the World Tree is a group of cannibals from the rainforest, with the blood of slaughter from an uncivilized world flowing through their veins."

"By the way, the name 'World Tree' is exactly the same as a forum I used to register on, word for word. What's the relationship between them?"

"I know about the World Tree Forum too! It's an anonymous virtual community for discussing mysticism, unusual events, and conspiracy theories. Let me check if my high school account is still there..."

"This is terrible! May God bless this country!"

"Support Kapend Kumasi as Bantu president! Tyrants and dictators will bring much disaster to the poor people of the Southern State!"

"Release the civilians! Let them regain their freedom!"

David rolled his eyes, too lazy to read the comments section anymore.

“That’s utter nonsense,” he said. “What right does that selfish, spoiled brat’s son have to talk about ‘free elections’? What’s more, this guy is spreading rumors that you used violence to eliminate the opposition—only his father would do something like that!”

“Things are a bit complicated.” Lin An turned the computer screen. “Most of my companions come from the rainforest. Four months ago, they were still struggling with the harshness of nature.”

"So what? The city has no shortage of well-mannered wolves and beasts." David said nonchalantly. "President Tshisekedi has only himself to blame. Even without you, he would have lost the next election—if he hadn't resorted to underhanded tactics."

“I dare say that before this report, very few people in West Virginia had heard of ‘Zisekedi Kumasi.’ They didn’t know his story; they only knew that he was elected through elections, while I was elected through violent resistance.”

"Let's run for election. I guarantee that half of Kinsasha's people will abstain and the other half will support you. They've had enough of the Kumasi family."

David pointed to the pictures in the report, his expression indignant.

"To smear you, they actually used IA to create such a low-quality image. Fake news! Absolutely despicable."

“That’s where the ‘complexity’ lies,” Lin An said. “This photo is real.”

"what?"

“The reason almost no one in Kinsasha misses Tshisekedi is because I locked his cronies and supporters in cages.” Lin An pulled back a corner of the curtain, revealing the scene in the back garden. “Didn’t you notice how empty his private zoo is?”

David remained silent for a long while before withdrawing his hands and looking at Lin Xile to the side.

She sat down to one side and began carving leaves with a knife. The girl's quiet and elegant demeanor calmed David, easing his emotions somewhat.

“Miss Emera looks a lot like you, Mr. Ranger. Are you related?”

He shifted to irrelevant topics and reverted to honorifics, indicating that he no longer wanted to be friends with Lin An and wanted to end the meeting as soon as possible.

“To be precise, it’s my alchemical creation.” Lin An seemed oblivious to David’s change of heart, maintaining his polite smile. “I wonder if ‘Comers’ will disappear after its orbit leaves.”

"Cosmos Universe?"

"Comers is what caused the recent series of anomalies on Titan."

"I don't understand what you're saying, sir."

"Let me demonstrate it, just as I demonstrated the crafting process of the Ash Leaf Medal using the Philosopher's Stone."

As soon as he finished speaking, countless supple tentacles suddenly appeared on Lin An's waist, covering everything. Sticky mucus was splashed onto David's bloodless face, frightening him so much that his whole body stiffened and his pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

Such realistic 3D imaging?

No! This... is the real deal!

Why are there sea monster limbs appearing behind the forest ranger?!
"Fuck Fuck!"

The answer he received was a light, rustling sound, like the wind blowing through feathers.

One of the Maori who came with David suddenly sprang to his feet, raised his right hand high, and stabbed down.

"Pfft!"

Salty, foul-smelling pus gushed from the wound on the tentacle, splashing all over David's face. Its corrosive nature caused him to scream in agony.

"I'm going crazy! I must be dreaming!" "Mr. O'Connor, I pray that you will not be harmed by the sea, for I am a descendant of the sea god Tangaroa, and he will command the sea to help me and those under my protection!"

A rough voice rang out, and a cool sensation covered David's burning, painful wound. Pus gushed out, dripping onto the carpet and melting away.

The next moment, the surroundings shook violently, and David felt as if he were on a small boat, drifting on a turbulent sea.

The strange events lasted for less than a minute, but it felt like an eternity to him. He was in a daze, seeing stars.

As the tentacles, the sea breeze, and the swaying finally ceased, David raised his heavy arm and pointed to Lin An, who hadn't moved an inch from beginning to end.

"You drugged me! You fucking forester, I trusted you so much! Fuck you, give me my money back..."

That's right, only hemp can give me so many realistic hallucinations!

"David, you are a staunch materialist fighter."

Lin An watched helplessly as David collapsed to the ground, and a Maori man caught him. It was the same mysterious figure who had just repelled the tentacles with a harpoon.

[Name]: Whale Rider, Pikeya, Favored One of Tangaroa

[Rating]: Disaster Level C

Radiation level: 18.5%
[Pollution Level]: 31.1%
[Medium]: God of Agriculture

The system projected the panel onto him, and unsurprisingly, it showed him to be the mysterious prototype of a Maori.

Maori mythology mentions Paikea as the ancestor of the Maori people who conquered the islands, who set sail in a red canoe.

The sound of the voyage startled the sea monster Ruatap, who recited a magical prayer of Karagea, which stirred up five giant waves that capsized Pikea's canoe, causing him to fall into the sea.

At that moment, Pikeia shook a string of feathers from the sea god, and Tangaroa heard its voice and sent a whale to carry him ashore.

The valiant Pikeia rode a whale towards Ruatap and killed it, then took over the nearby islands.

He is a symbol of the Maori people's struggle against the sea, and the best example of their love for the sea and their fear of it.

“You’re scaring him, that’s not good,” Pikeya said in broken English.

“Let’s switch to Polynesian.” Lin An used 21 words to master the other person’s native language. “I’m not trying to scare him, I just want to give him a brief introduction to ‘Comers’.”

“He doesn’t need to know the origins of Maui.” Pakeya shook his head. “The ancestors of the O’Connor family signed a peace treaty with us when the volcano was dormant. He protected our territory, and we protected their descendants through the days when the volcano erupted.”

The so-called "volcanic dormancy and eruption" refers to the departure and overlap of the orbits of the "Comers" star. Lin An thought that the "origin of Maui" was probably related to radiated energy.

In the fragments of the Times, Lin An noticed that there were several mysterious figures among the Maori who followed David. If it weren't for their protection along the way, this foolish son of a landlord would not have been able to survive in the perilous Southern Continent.

This group intentionally prevented David from accessing any knowledge related to "Comers," and to this day, he still doesn't believe in the existence of another fantasy world.

However, as the star trails overlap, the existence of the mysterious will inevitably be integrated into "society".

For example, the Red Poppy Chamber of Commerce's smear campaign.

If it weren't for the fact that after the report was published, Lin An's deviation value directly exceeded 90%, the measured value increased by a full seven or eight hundred, and the degree of integration stagnated, he wouldn't have bothered to care how the people of Xizhou viewed the World Tree.

Lin An couldn't put aside the mystery and explain why he locked up those ten thousand people.

Moreover, he sensed that David's aura was strange, and he was afraid that David was about to awaken his mystic powers. If he still knew nothing about "Comers," it would be very dangerous, such as the pollution level getting out of control.

Lin An explained this theory to the Maori, who pondered for a moment before replying.

“Indeed, we cannot stop Mr. O’Connor from becoming a warrior of Tarn—or, as you would say, a mystic.”

"I'm glad we reached an agreement."

Lin An spun the Philosopher's Stone, healing David's body and mind.

He groaned and slowly woke up. The Maori people rushed over and told him the whole story.

The ten-year "Comerth" radiation, the mystic, the twelve spirit mediums, and the truth about Tsekedi's imprisoned "supporters".

A deluge of intelligence poured in, leaving David dizzy and overwhelmed, until he finally couldn't hold back any longer and exploded.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

He slammed his hand on the table, and the three of them stumbled backward.

"So, in some corner of the world I didn't know about, the whole world filmed Pacific Rim? Why didn't you say so sooner? Why did you only think of it when Godzilla was practically in my face?"

"Excuse my bluntness, Mr. O'Connor, with your knowledge of the occult, even if you attract the divine medium of 'Commerx' and awaken into a mystic, you would still be the lowest, most ignorant, and weakest type, utterly useless."

"Right now, we only need to take care of your daily life and ensure your safety. Once you become a mystery, we will also have to keep an eye on whether your 'contamination level' exceeds the limit."

“That’s right, Mr. O’Connor. Attracting ‘Commers’ is absolutely detrimental to you, because you are a pure product of modern society. If it weren’t for wanting to be backed by a charity, you would probably still be a complete atheist.”

"..."

David's face twitched, and he clenched his teeth.

"I care about you guys, but you treat me like a fool!"

Lin An, who was working on his own, glanced at him and coughed lightly to attract his attention.

"Your ID card registration is complete, David."

"Hehe, that's great! What's my number?"

"Sprouter-001".

“Dude, you’re still the first one I sponsored, the real bastard.” David was silent for a while, then sat up with a jolt. “Let’s go back to the ship and talk about it. Ranger, anyway, thank you for your honesty and patience. I’ll email you tomorrow.”

He berated the Maori who was following him, and the four of them left the Parliament building together.

Lin An turned his gaze to the computer screen, where a black-background forum was displaying data, with the top post constantly being pushed up by replies.
-
Logia-2035: How many people suddenly remembered their account here after reading the New Year's headline of the [Broussard Times]? (End of Chapter)